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ALIS Test

To what extent can you rely on these results to accurately predict your final IBDP grades?

I think that only using these results to determine our predicted grades would be slightly inaccurate as it is just one test on one day, which might not have gone as well as you hoped for. I also think that the design of the test might not be the best way to measure the knowledge of someone as it tests only certain skills under pressure.

What process do you think we should use to come up with your final predictions?

I believe a good amount of factors should be considered when coming up with our final predictions. These would include our end of year exams, our class assessments, and what level the teacher honestly thinks we are at.

What are the strengths and weaknesses of knowledge acquired in this way?

I particularly did not enjoy this test as much, especially because of the time limit. This is because I felt that I had the ability to complete the questions successfully, but due to the time limit I was more panicked and so ended up answering some questions without thinking through it properly.

To what extent is intelligence fixed?

I don’t think that intelligence is fixed because I believe that we can always expand our knowledge and learn more. However, there are several different types of intelligences and I believe that some might be harder to control than others.

IB Subject Ranking

  1. Mathematics
  2. Chemistry
  3. Biology
  4. Economics
  5. English Language & Literature
  6. Spanish

I have ranked these subjects in this order based on the quality of knowledge that I can learn from them. Mathematics is first on the list because I believe that what I learn from this class is facts and has been proven, and can be applied to my other subjects, especially the sciences. Chemistry and Biology follow after as although what we learn is proven knowledge, there still is a possibility that it could be wrong, and that there is definitely more to discover. English comes after as it is a subject that is open for interpretation and therefore can be confusing at times. We have all have different views on what we read and what we hear and so the quality can be varied. Spanish ranks last as the rate at which I gain knowledge is slower as I am not fluent in this language. Therefore, it is harder for me to determine whether what I am learning is of high quality.